Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Model Contract for Special Advisers, what is the value of any severance payment in lieu of notice if a special adviser is dismissed during, or at the conclusion of, a special adviser’s four-month probationary period.

Paragraph 6c of the Model Contract for Special Advisers sets out a special adviser's entitlements if they are dismissed during or at the conclusion of their 4-month probationary period, or if they terminate their employment by giving notice during that same period.